91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 2472: Relating to raccoons, including restrictions on taking, reimbursement requirements, and scheduled fine amounts, and providing penalties
Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill relates to raccoons, including restrictions on taking, reimbursement requirements, and scheduled fine amounts. The bill provides that a hunting license is not required when hunting furbearers with a field trial permit, consistent with other current Code provisions. The bill prohibits the department of natural resources from restricting the time of the year when a person with a valid fur harvester license or field trial permit may hunt raccoons on public land. Under current law, a person convicted of unlawfully selling, taking, catching, killing, injuring, destroying, or having in possession a raccoon must reimburse the state $200.
Sponsors
Rep. Dean Fisher (R)
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 0 for, 1 against
Against: Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club
In plain words
- February 16, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Natural Resources committee
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/HF2472